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BMW charges forward with ActiveE field trial

New Jersey electric car enthusiast takes delivery of the first test vehicle to be delivered in the United States.

January 16, 2012 by Heather Clancy

New tome about electric vehicles explores biz implications of the 'electriconomy'

There was plenty of debate last week over whether or not President Obama's goal of having 1 million plug-in or full electric vehicles on the road in the United States by 2015 is achievable. (The attached link is just one example of the skepticism.

February 13, 2011 by Heather Clancy

5 things to know about electric vehicle batteries

The buzz out of Bloom Energy today about the latest strategy for its fuel cell energy servers (it will offer them "as a service") underscores the importance of storage technology when it comes to green energy approaches. It resonated especially loudly with me since I just spent an hour on Wednesday afternoon listening in on briefing about electric vehicle battery technology, held by the Electric Drive Transportation Association.

January 20, 2011 by Heather Clancy

Get a charge out of this: Coulomb electric vehicle chargers hit San Jose, New York

It has been a busy month for electric vehicle charging infrastructure technology company Coulomb Technologies, which now has installed its first Network Charging Stations in San Jose, Calif. The city actually was Coulomb's first customer, apparently.

July 30, 2010 by Heather Clancy

Ford $5.8 million solar array will be one of Michigan's largest

Battery technology will also factory heavily in automaker's renewable energy investment.

August 17, 2010 by Heather Clancy

Wave disk engines to make hybrid vehicles cheaper, more efficient

Researchers from Michigan State University and the Warsaw Institute of Technology are developing a wave disk engine and electricity generator that promises to be five times more efficient than traditional auto engines in electricity production, 20% lighter, and 30% cheaper to manufacture.

November 1, 2009 by Chris Jablonski

Go, Carts, Go! Trumps "drill, baby, drill."

Even in oil country folks are turning to electric golf carts for transport. Like in Hobart, Oklahoma.

November 30, 2008 by Harry Fuller

Electric car shocker, H2 and your attic

Some blog goodies from prolific Michael Kanellos at CNET:Phoenix is going to be making electric trucks, they promise. But it won't be happening this year after all.

August 24, 2007 by Harry Fuller

Quietly the electric car may be creeping up on your gas hog

The electric cars are parked in the courtyard here at University of California at Davis. From the Jaguar-wannabe Tesla EBS Viper to the covered motorcycle from Myers Motors, they catch your eye.

September 10, 2007 by Harry Fuller

Hydrogen storage for green cars

Many people predict that one day we'll drive cars powered by hydrogen. These 'green' cars would only release water after combustion of the hydrogen, which would be good for our planet. But there is a big hurdle: we really don't know how to store safely this hydrogen. Now, researchers in the UK and Canada say they've discovered -- almost by accident -- a new material which could be used to safely store hydrogen at room temperature. This new material, a rhodium-hydrogen compound, can store and release hydrogen with a simple switch. And the researchers hope to have an hydrogen tank prototype ready within two to three years.

December 5, 2006 by Roland Piquepaille